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How Lectra supports fashion brands through their digital transformation

The fashion industry, like many other industries, has been keen to embrace a wide-ranging digital transformation in order to address evolving challenges today, such as respond to a fast moving market in an age of rapid digitization, how to efficiently deploy data analysis and face an increase in traceability regulations in a complex value chain....

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Lectra unveils the new version of its collection management software, Kubix Link PLM, to the fashion industry

With the Kubix Link 3.4 platform and the new Kubix Forms offer, brands will be able to optimize their operational efficiency Lectra, a major Industry 4.0 player in the fashion, automotive and furniture markets, announces a major development of its SaaS platform dedicated to product data management for the fashion sector: Kubix Link 3.4 This new...

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TextileGenesis launches a version 2.0 of its traceability platform for the fashion industry

TextileGenesis, a Lectra Group company, announces the availability of version 2.0 of its SaaS platform providing the fashion ecosystem with totally reliable, secure and digitized traceability of all materials and garments. This new version offers innovative new features from risk management, traceability engine based on more than 300 real-world...

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Brands’ new sustainability missions – How Lectra solutions help to deliver, efficiently

Job descriptions change over time. The same goes for fashion brands: while they still sell clothes, their responsibility now extends beyond the counter or the click. They are held accountable for each step before and each potential step after. And for a good reason: sustainability! And good news: there are tools for this! Over the past few...

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Lectra launches the Observatory of innovation and transformation in the fashion, furniture and automotive markets

Set up to mark the Group’s 50th anniversary, the Lectra Observatory has now published its first white paper: “The rise of Industry 4.0 boosts manufacturing efficiency” The Lectra Observatory’s work will focus as a priority on technological and industrial innovations, as well as on the economic, social and environmental transformation of the...

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Lectra acquires majority stake in Launchmetrics

Lectra, which offers industrial intelligence solutions in the fashion, automotive, and furniture sectors, has acquired a majority stake in American company Launchmetrics, an innovative cloud-based SaaS marketing solutions platform. In a statement, Lectra said the acquisition would expand its activities into marketing for fashion, which would...

FashionPress Release

Lectra joins the CAC Mid 60 and SBF 120 indices as of September 15, 2023

Lectra, leader in technology solutions for the fashion, automotive and furniture industries, announces that it will be listed in the CAC Mid 60 and SBF 120 indices of Euronext as of market close on September 15, 2023. This listing marks a new stage for the Group, and will enhance its visibility with potential shareholders and customers in France...

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Lectra posts 8 percent drop in Q2 revenues

Lectra’s second quarter revenues of 115.9 million euros were down 8 percent, while EBITDA at 15.6 million euros decreased by 30 percent and EBITDA margin came to 13.4 percent, down 4.4 percentage points. Against the backdrop of slower global growth, the anticipation of a recession risk in certain countries, persistent inflation, and continuously...

Fashion

Lectra launches a new generation of connected cutting equipment for the fashion industry

Lectra, the Paris-based technology company that delivers industrial intelligence to much of the fashion industry, has launched VectorFashion iX2 and VectorFashion Q2, solutions for next generation cutting equipment designed for brands and retailers as well as their supply chains. These solutions enable manufacturers to adapt to the growing...

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Patagonia: Pioneering a New Form of Environmental Corporate Leadership

Where do the other outdoor wear brands stand and how can they catch up with Patagonia’s incomparable sustainability efforts? Key Takeaways • One of the most prominent outerwear categories across outdoor wear brands are puffer jackets • Backpacks and gloves are two of the only categories for which The North Face’s prices are higher than Patagonia...

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Spring Summer 2022 : Is your brand ready for the post-pandemic reboot? The Occasionwear Comeback

Key takeaways • Fewer lockdown normcore styles: high heels and occasionwear are increasing in leader’s brands assortment • Leading brands are adapting to the consumers needs for dopamine dressing by increasing the number of slip dresses, cutouts and the use of bold colors As calendars are finally being filled up by social events after lockdown...

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Nike vs. Adidas : Are Performance Shoes More Expensive than Lifestyle ones?

In the activewear space, the fierce battle Nike vs. Adidas is on everyone’s lips. On the one side, the American giant Nike and, on the other side, historic German brand Adidas combined generate more than 35% of the activewear industry’s total revenue. Vanguards in the activewear arena, the two companies’ contributions to the forecasted $547 bn...